Then there’s the hot poultice massage. Kris uses a moist-hot herbal ball from Thailand to decrease inflammation and release tension or spasm in muscles.

“The scent of the steamed herbs is very relaxing as well,” she says.

Prices range from $40 for a standard 30-minute massage to $95 for the hot poultice treatment. Eight-dollar add-ons — such as hot towels, aromatherapy and hand or foot paraffin wrappings — are a real bargain.

My Sept. 5 column on squeaky doors at village businesses received plenty of response. I’m proud to say my inky urgings resulted in the quieting of at least one of the offending hinges. At Emerald Cleaners, co-owner Shawn Liggett swiftly silenced his front door at 309 Vine St.

At Nichols Supermarket on First Street, owner Mike Hennigan called in a contractor to rid the store’s entrance of its incessant whine, but as of last weekend, the automatic door continued to squeal whenever it opened and closed.